Reinforcing corner-post and end-frame brace for cars.



B. v. H. JOHNSON. REINFORGING GORNER POST AND END FRAME BRAGE FOR CARS.

APPLICATION-FILED APR.Z9, 1911. I I

1,064,835, Patented June 17,1913

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BOONE v. H. JOHNSON, or ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ssmNo-Rro DOUBLE BODY BOLSTER 00., A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY,

nnmroncme CORNER-POST AND END-FRAME BRACE ron CARS.

To all whom it may concern. a Be it known that I, BooNE' V. H. JOHN- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certainnew and useful In'iprovei-nent in Re- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the end portion of a car'body and showing my improved reinforcing corner post and end frame brace applied thereto; Fig. 2 .is a

cient construction comprising braced members in the form of corner po-sts ber -5 and the upper end of the post or tip-- horizontal section taken approximately .on the line 2+2 of Fig. 1. 1

My invention'relates generally to railway cars, and more particularly to an improved reinforcing corner post and end frame brace,,the principal object of my invention being to provide ;a .simp.le, strong and efiiintegral which can be readily applied to either new urban service.

or old car bodies of wooden or steel construction for strengthening and bracing the ends orqend-fram-es thereof. I

My improved rein-forcing corner post is particularly designedfor use in connection with combined double body bolsters and platforms of the type shown in Patent- #774l, l74 and the one-piece end frames of the type shown in. Patents #917,716 and 929,705.

While my improved construction is generallyadaptablefor use upon all forms and types of cars either of wood- For metal construction, it is particularly adapted for use on the lighter types of railway cars, as for instance, street cars and cars used In inter- A further object ofmy inventio-n is to provide a simple'con'struction, combining great strength and rigidity, with lightness of weight, which can be advantageously em-' ployed in connection with the present types of car bodies for materially strengthen-- .ing the end frames and corners thereof, and

resisting severe end shocks, due to collisions, and overcoming all tendency of cars to telescope, thereby affording a maximum degree of protection to life and property.

' Specification of- Letters Patent.

ings, forming part-of this specification, in-

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' Patented June 17,1913.

Application filed April 29, 1911. Serial No. 624,166.

My invention consists in certain features of novelty hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring by numerals to the accompany ing drawings, 1 designates the car body, 2

the combined double body bolster and platform, which parts are of ordinary con'struction, or other well ,known construction gin the our building art. I

My improved end construction used in connection with the car body and parts just mentioned com rises a braced member pref.- erably in the fbrm of an upright or corner post adapted to be positioned at the corner of the car body and extending from the underframe ordouble body bolster to the deck of the'car body, as shown in the drawmg.

4 designates an upright or post which is preferably L-shaped in cross section, and eX-' .tending rearwardly from the lower end of this post or upright is a horizontally disposed member-5, preferably of inverted L- v shape incross-section and adapted to engage the underframe or the double body bolster 2.

Extending between the end of this memright is a brace 6, and, if desired, one or more intermedlate' braces, such as 7, may be provided between the member 5 and the central portion of the post or upright 4.

. In" order to further reinforce and strengthen the upright or post, a series of triangular strengthening ribs 8 are arrangedatsuitable distances apart on the inside of said post or upright, as shown in the-drawings v 4 The extension 5 and the braces G and 7 are and thus a on'eepiece member is provided which can be readily applied to the end of a car body, and which forms a very rigid and and combines with said end frame in resistimize lthe telescoping of cars due to collisions while the cars are under high speed.

' 9 is a. shelf-like bracket at the lower end Of the member 4 which embraces the ends of the end'sill, and also affords asupport for the. end framing, shown in dotted lines in Where my improved construction is ap- I formed integral with the post or upright l,

elfective construction which strengthens and -reinfo-rces the. end frames-0f the car body plied to old cars the corner posts thereof are removed and the posts or uprightsl of my improved structure become the corner posts of the car body and the extensions 5 on the lower ends of said posts'engugo the side sills of the car under-frame. I-Vhen my improved invention is utilized in new cars the "uprights l form the corner posts of the car body, the shelf-like extensions or brackets 9 on the lower ends of the corner posts serve as supports for the end frame and end wall -of the car body and the inwardly projecting portions of the uprights 4 are positioned directly behind the end frame or between said end frame and the end-wall of the car body.

In the construction of my improved end frame reinforcing member I prefer to make the inwardly extending leg or flange which fits directly against the inner face of the end frame considerably wider than the leg or flange fitting against the side of the car, inasmuch as such construction provides a bearing of considerable area for the end frame, and therefore distributes the force.

of strains and shocksover a considerable area.

In the construction of the present day types of railway cars utilized in passenger service, one of the prime objects of car builders is to reinforce and strengthen the end POIlZlODS Of the carbodies in-order to reduce to a minimum the tendency of the cars to telescope-in case of collisions, thus aifording a high degree of safety to life andproperty. Large numbers of passenger cars are built -wherein combined double body bolsters and platforms are'utili'zed inconnection with one-piece end frames, and my'improved' construction, as herein described, readily combines with these parts in prodiicing a very strong, substantial and rigid structure that is anti-telescopic in effect.

I am of course well aware that all-steel cars have been constructed, but it appearsthat in these structures the roof, being sup ported by the substructure, doesnot afford ample strength to resist crushing strains exerted upon the end frame and hence the end frame will be crushed, unless powerfully braced. My improvement contemplates resistingthese crushing strains, andto that from the spirit of my invention, the scope of.

which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1; A reinforcing corner post for car bodies comprising a vertically. disposed, flanged member adapted to engage the end framing at thecorner of a carbody, a horizontally disposed, flanged member extending inwardly from the lower portion of the vertically disposed member, which horizontally disposed member is adapted to engage the underframe of the car body, a brace between the vertically disposed and horizontally disposed members, and a shelf projecting outwardly from the lower portion of the vertically disposed 'member.

2. The combination with a car body and its end frame,'of a reinforcing corner post applied to the end corner of the car body, which corner post comprises a vertically disposed, 'flanged member," a portion of which is adapted to.be positioned between the car end frame and the car body, horizontally disposed, flanged member at the lower end of said vertically disposed member, and means. projecting from the lower portion of the vertically disposed memberfor supporting the car end frame.

3. The combination with a car bodyand its end frame,' of a'reinforcin corner post applied to the end corner of %he car-body, which corner postcomprises a vertically disposed, flanged member, a portion of which is adapted to be positioned between the-carv end frame and the car body, a horizontally disposed, flanged member at thelower end of saidivertically disposed member, means projecting from the lower portion of the vertically disposed member for supporting the car end frame, and a brace between the.

vertically disposed and horizontally disposed members;

4. The combination with a car body and its ,end frame, of a reinforcing corner post applied to-the end corner of the car body, which corner post comprises a braced upright member a portion of which is adapted to be positioned between the end frame and the cat body, and a shelfprojecting outwardl'y' from the lower portion of the corner post for supporting the car end frame.

5. The combination with a car body and its end frame, of a reinforcing corner post applied to the corner of the car body, an

end frame support projecting from the;

lower end of said .corner post, and a horizontally disposed, flanged member projecting inwardly from the lower portion of the corner frame. I 6. A combinedoar body reinforcing corner post. and car end frame support comprising a flanged upright, and an end frame support projecting outwardly from the lower portion of said post. i

post for. engaging the car 'under 7. As a new article of manufacture, a combined car body reinforcing corner post and car end frame support comprising a braced, flanged upright adapted to be ap plied to the corner of the car body, and a car end frame support projecting outwardly from the lower portion of said flanged upright. a

8. As a new article of manufacture, a conibined car body reinforcing corner post and car end frame support comprising a flanged upright adapted to be applied to the corner of the car body, a horizontally disposed base member at the lowerend of said upright,

which base member is adapted to engage the underframe of the car body and a car end frame support projecting outwardly "from the lower portion of said flanged upright.

9. The herein described anti-telescoping corner post for car bodies comprising an upright member having parts adapted to engage the side of the car-body and the end framing thereof, an extension'integral with the lower end of said corner post and extending forwardly therefrom, and a base member integral with the lower end of the corner post, which base member extends -rearwardly from the corner post and is upright member having parts adapted to engage" the side of the car body and the end framing thereof, an extension integral with and projecting forwardly from, the lower en d of said corner -p'ost, a base member integral with the lower end of the corner post and extending rearwardly therefrom for engaging the under frame of the car adjacent 'the corner of'the body thereof, and braces between said base member and the corner post.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afi'ix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 26th day of April, 1911.

BOONE V. JOHNSON.

- Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, BLANCHE L. CROWLEY.

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